Empanada Loca Beer Garden

• last posted gradeGrade A · March 20, 2023
• inspection score94 pts
• critical violations4
• last inspectedNovember 19, 2024 →
• address9 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn 11201
• cuisineAmerican
• phone9174163314

Is Empanada Loca Beer Garden clean?

Empanada Loca Beer Garden is currently listed as closed by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), as of its inspection on November 19, 2024. That inspection scored 94 points and cited 4 critical violations. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected. The last grade the city posted here was A on March 20, 2023, before the closure.

What did inspectors find at Empanada Loca Beer Garden?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 19, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food supervisor on dutycritical
  Food Protection Certificate (FPC) not held by manager or supervisor of food operations.
• ❓questionable food sourcingcritical
  No or inadequate potable water supply. Water or ice not potable or from unapproved source. Bottled water not NY State certified. Cross connection in potable water supply system.
• 🚰facility hygiene issuecritical
  No approved written standard operating procedure for avoiding contamination by refillable returnable containers.
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not accessible, obstructed or used for non-hand washing purposes. No hot and cold running water or water at inadequate pressure. No soap or acceptable hand-drying device.

When was Empanada Loca Beer Garden last inspected?

Empanada Loca Beer Garden has 4 inspections on record going back to June 9, 2022, averaging 28 points.

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How New York grades restaurants

New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.

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Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 19, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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